Bulgarian shares rose in the last trading session of the week, with the main index, SOFIX, up 0.91% at 1,532.26 points on the Bulgarian Stock Exchange.

BGBX40 added 0.79% to 248.18 points, and BGTR30 gained 0.76% to 1,160.90 points. BGREIT fell 0.01 points to 243.99, and beamX lost 0.26% to 128.73 points.

Turnover was €297,453 on the main market, just over €2m on the alternative market, €12,313 on the Beam market and €740,845 in the MTF BSE International segment.

Shelly Group was the most traded stock, with 25 deals and 515 lots worth €33,694 in all. Its shares fell 0.15% to €65.6 each.

The company's revenue from devices and related services in the first nine months of the year rose by about 30% from a year earlier. Its own preliminary data show revenue of about €112.8m. In September, Schneider Electric announced a deal to buy Shelly Group.

Telematic Interactive Bulgaria had the biggest gain, up 5.64% to €10.3 a share, followed by Eurohold Bulgaria, up 5.33% to €1.58. Sopharma Trading rose 3.23% to €3.2, Speedy gained 1.70% to €89.5, and Real Estate Fund Bulgaria REIT added 0.36% to €2.78 a share.

Shares in First Investment Bank also fell, by 1.36% to €4.34 each.